Doubtful Aspects of the Application of the Features Aggravating Theft in Lithuania Case Law

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24040/sap.2020.7.2-3.130-152

Citácia: VOSYLIŪTĖ, A. – ABRAMAVIČIUS, A. 2020. Doubtful Aspects of the Application of the Features Aggravating Theft in Lithuania Case Law. In Štát a právo. [online]. 2020, vol. 7, no. 2-3. pp. 130-152. [cit. dátum citovania]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24040/sap.2020.7.2-3.130-152 ISSN 1339-7753

Abstrakt: The article1 deals with the problematic aspects of criminalization and application in court practice of the features qualifying theft provided for in Para 2 and 3, Art.178 of the Lithuanian Criminal Code (further – Lithuanian CC). The aggravating features of theft are assessed in terms of criminological justification and clarity of criminal law. A systematic analysis of the theory of criminal law and case law identifies some problematic aspects of the criminalization of aggravating features of theft in the Lithuanian CC and formulates suggestions for improving the law related to some aggravated thefts.

Kľúčové slová: theft; open theft; aggravating features; criminological justification; clarity of criminal law